Sunday, January 25, 2009

the human pretzel

i'm a little sore this morning, but i think it's from a more intense yoga workout yesterday and not my massage hour-long lotion application. i tried out a longer, more advanced workout than normal which had a ton of upper body work/poses. such as this one:yeah i'm pretty sure i'll never pull that one off. so i hung out in plank pose and chaturanga dandasana (below) until homegirl moved along out of the pretzel twist to something i could manage.


i went out for a "long" run this morning, as in 7 whole miles. it was nothing spectacular, just slow (which was a little depressing) but it was nice to get out and run. it's been weird only running 4 days this week. later today i shall soak up some time in the hot tub, which will hopefully put my legs in a better mood (and give my shoulders/back relief from yesterday's yoga).

week in review (1/19 - 1/25):
total miles: 21.90 (all super easy slow pace)
time spent running: ~3 hr 30 min
avg hr: 143
abs & yoga: 3 ab days, 2 yoga
off days: 3, all scheduled

14 comments:

  1. Mel-2nd ChancesJanuary 25, 2009 at 12:52 PM

    great job on the yoga... and i'll never pull that pose off either! Enjoy the hot tub!

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  2. KimJanuary 25, 2009 at 1:52 PM

    Okay...that first pose CRACKED me up. There will NEVER be a time I could ever do that. I'm SURE of it!

    I love yoga.

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  3. MarciJanuary 25, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    I have practiced yoga for years, but would be permanetly damaged in undescribable ways if I ever attempted that first pose!

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  4. MarleneJanuary 25, 2009 at 10:03 PM

    holy, that pose looks impossible!

    good job sticking to the plan, especially the rest days. your legs will thank you eventually. :)

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  5. AronJanuary 25, 2009 at 11:31 PM

    yikes! that first pose is scary!!

    great job on the week back at running!

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  6. joyRuNJanuary 26, 2009 at 1:58 PM

    That first pose is waaayyy scary.

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  7. billdowisJanuary 26, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    I have seen some scary yoga poses, but that one is by far the scariest.

    I have been thinking about finding a beginner yoga program. I have heard it really helps runners.

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  8. BillyJanuary 26, 2009 at 5:51 PM

    I need to get back into yoga...felt super toned when I went (all of those 3 times).

    You deserve some rest - take it easy for awhile!

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  9. KatieJanuary 27, 2009 at 11:30 AM

    Okay, that first photo? Is insane.

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  10. Felice DevineJanuary 27, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    Yeah, no one should really be able to do that first pose. That's just...just scary!

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2009 at 3:47 PM

    I think my least favorite part about training is having to rest after a big race. Blah!

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  12. X-Country2January 27, 2009 at 10:46 PM

    Nice work on the yoga. That first pose is pretty nuts. I'd hang out in plank too. That's enough of a workout for me.

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  13. X-Country2January 27, 2009 at 10:53 PM

    Nice work on the yoga. That first pose is pretty nuts. I'd hang out in plank too. That's enough of a workout for me.

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  14. Jess January 28, 2009 at 9:23 AM

    Yea I would have been rocking the plank too. How in god's name is that girl doing that?

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